Aquatic amusement device



Aug. 13, 1935. H. L. BERTRAM 2,011,209

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I, I ,0 AS 2 Inventor f/arl'y Z. Fez-793m Attorney may sit in an uprightpositionthereon and float Patented Aug. 13, 1935 AQUATIC AMUSEMEN j UNIE S A T TE V Harry L. Bertram, Cincinnati, Ohio Application September25, 1934, Serial No. 145,476

a; 6 Claims. (01.9-17) amusement device and has for its prime object toprovide seat having means whereby the seat may be engaged with the floatso that the bather about in the water.

Another important object of the invention resides in the provision of adevice of .this nature which is exceedingly simple in construction,inexpensive to manufacture,strong and durable,

having its parts ioldableto a compact relationship and being thoroughlyefficient and reliable in use.

With the above and numerous other objects in view as will appear as thedescription proceeds, the invention consists in certain novelfeatures ofconstruction, and in the combination and ar-'- rangement of parts aswill hereinafter be more fully described and claimed] In the drawings:

Figure 1 is a side elevation'of the device showing the same in use.

Figure 2 is a side elevation thereof showing the same in foldedposition.

Figure 3 is a top plan view of the device in use, and

Figure 4 is a topplan view of the device folded.

Referring to the drawings in detail it will be seen that the numeral 5denotes an oblong seat of relatively narrow construction. The ends ofthe seat are provided with longitudinally disposed notches and 8disposed in parallelism with each other and in different planesimmediately adjacent each other and slightly oblique to the centrallongitudinal dimension of theseat. Arms 9 and It have ends swingable onpinsv II and i2 respectively. It will be noted that these pins arelocated adjacent the entrance or open ends of the notches and that eacharm is swingable on these pins adjacent one corner thereof. The othercorners thereof are notched outas indicated at M and i5. Thus the armsmay be swung to upright position shown in Figure 1 and the shouldersformed by the notches abut the upper surface of the seat therebylimiting the upward and inward swinging of these arms toward each other.The upper or outer end of the arm 8 is curved outwardly in hook likemanner as indicated at I6, while the upper end I1 is curved in hook likefashion outwardly and is shaped preferably to simulate the head of aswanor the like. Adjacent the pivoted endof the arm It there is a rod l8extending therethrough forming a knee rest for the person on the seat 5as indicated to advantage in dottedlines in ted lines in Figuredescribed Figure'l. The ends I6 and l! are adapted to engage over acircular float 19 which would be disposed about the body of the personon the seat. When the device is not in use the float is disengagedfromthe ends l6 and i1 and the arms 5 are swung from the position shownin Figure l to the position shown in Figure 2 at which time these armslap each other as is indicated in dot- 4. This is permitted by theoblique parallel disposition of the notches I and 10 8 as previouslyexplained. It is thought that the construction, utility, and advantagesof this device will now be clearly understood by those skilled in'thisart without a more detailed description thereof. The present embodimentof the invention has 7 been described in considerable detail merely fori 1 enumerated as desirable in the statement of the invention and theabove description.

It will be apparent that changes in the details of construction, and inthe combination and arrangement of parts may be resorted to withoutdeparting from the spirit or scope of the inven- '25 tion as hereinafterclaimed or sacrificing any of its advantages.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new is: j

1. An aquatic amusement device of the class described for suspending abather from an open float comprising a seat, and a pair ofarms-swingable on the ends of the seat and having hook like curved outerends, said hook-like curved outer ends extending in opposite directionsto hold said able on the ends of the seat and having hook like curvedouter ends, one of the arms having a rod extending therethrough adjacentthe seat to form a knee rest, said arms being pivoted in notches in theends of the seat, said notches being obliquely disposed in adjacentspaced parallel planes so that the arms may be swung in a folded lappingposition under the seat,

4. An aquatic amusement device of the class comprising a seat, a pair ofarms swingable on the ends of' the seat and having described forsuspending a bather from an open float, comprising a seat, and a pair ofarms swingable on the ends of the seat and having hook-like curved outerends extending in opposite directions to hold said open float about thearms, said arms being pivoted in notches in the ends of the seat, andsaid notches being obliquely disposed in adjacent spaced parallel planesso that the arms may be swung in a folded lapping position under theseat.

6. An aquatic amusement device of the class described for suspending abather from an open float, comprising a seat, and a pair of armsswingable on the ends of the seat and having booklike curved outer endsextending in opposite directions to hold said open float about the arms,and means whereby when the arms are swung to upright position they willbe limited from swinging inwardly toward each other.

HARRY L. BERTRAM.

